In Oakland, a Vegan Food Scene Is Born

With the opening of The Olde Depot, a vegan pub next to Beer Revolution and within spitting distance of Souley Vegan, downtown Oakland is becoming a destination for those who abstain from animals, Pius Avocado III says on Chowhound. Commenters aren’t yet sold on Olde Depot’s vegan sausages, but self-described “on-and-off vegetarian” hungree says that the food at Souley Vegan (pictured) is good enough to keep carnivores interested. Other meat-free winners downtown are Golden Lotus and Shangri-La Vegan, where the food is organic.